Combat Rules

Combat Rules:
 * All players have 3 wounds allowed. A hit to the limb renders a wound. After 3 wounds the player is knocked down and is unconscious for 5 minutes.
 * All places on the body are considered legal targets.
 * A player’s abilities in combat are only restricted to their own physical abilities. As a full-contact LARP convention, Heronia allows players to grab, tackle, grapple, shield bash and achieve anything the player can actually achieve. Restrictions are only what a players allows their character to be restricted to.
 * A shot to the head renders a body unconscious.
 * Once in the unconscious phase, a player has a count of 5 minutes before they can stand again. Although movement is allow, they are still wounded and must have their wounds treated. If struck on the ground while unconscious a body begins bleeding out and has 20 minutes before death.
 * Once dead a player must make a new character or be resurrected by magic.
 * After a players has awoken from unconscious the player cannot run, and can hardly walk, see or think straight until wounds have been treated. It is highly encouraged that the injury is roleplay appropriately.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">It is not required to take a graze of the weapon as a hit, however, it does encourage the striking party to hit harder to ensure the next hit was taken. Ego armor should be considered with the respect of the other party.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Armor Rules:
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">All Armor bust be made of real materials. Plastic, duct-tape, and cardboard do not count as armor, and are not considered in-decorum.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Armor only works on the part of the body it is covering and can only protect the player where they chose to have themselves covered.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Chainmail is resistant against edged weapons.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Leather armor adds an additional hit point (wound) on the area it is covering.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Brigradine is a chain shirt, until it is matched on top of chainmail. Then it operates as 2 additional points to the chest.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Plate is immune to blunt weapons.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Chainmail Coif gives an extra wound to the head.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Plated helm is immune to edged weapons and grants one additional wound to the head.

<span style="font-size:19px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Weapons:
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Weapons are inspected at check-in. All weapons must be covered in foam on the striking surface (No pvc pipe or wood should be felt). Wooden cores are allowed. During inspection, weapons are felt for the core. If the core is exposed the weapon is not permitted on the grounds. All weapons must clear check-in to be used at Heronia. Nerf weapons are not allowed.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Shields can be any size, however must be crafted with wood 1/2 inch thick. Foam is to be applied to the outer side of the shield and must be at least 1 1/2 inches thick.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Edged weapons cause minor wounds, which are recovered by stitches and a wrapped bandage. Edged weapons are swords, daggers, sabers, axes, and polearms.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Blunt weapons cause major wounds which require a limb to be set into place by splint.  They may also be repaired by magic. A player struck with a blunt weapon cannot use the limb as fully functional and should role-play the limb broken. A major wound may be roleplayed, once repaired, as functional again after one hour. Blunt weapons are maces, morningstars, flails and war hammers.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">An arrow or a projectile spear can go through armor and effects directly to the player’s body wound.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Shields are immune to everything but magic weapons.
 * <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Magic weapons are represented by a bright fluorescent red band on the weapon, can only be created by a long ritual from a caster and can penetrate through shields and armor.